dialectal

adjective

Definition of dialectalnext
as in dialectical

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Recent Examples of dialectal In Salento, each town nestled into a shallow valley or slim rise has its own dialectal name for the almond in its varied manifestations—as tree, as fruit, as orchard. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialectal
  1. dialectical
  2. regional
  3. nonstandard
  4. colloquial
  5. vernacular
Adjective
  • The dialectic moves between crashing despair and hovering hope.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Firpi concluded that Saenz should receive dialectical behavioral therapy, or DBT, an intensive therapy originally developed for self-harming women with borderline personality disorder that is now also used to treat PTSD, eating disorders and substance use.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Definition of dialectical
Adjective
  • Only light regional dishes and bites such as croquettes, Cinco Jotas ham, cheese, and quince, along with Rioja Alavesa wine, are served for lunch or supper via the Delicatessen or Egukzi Soro Bar and Garden (or room service).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Ethiopia’s army is now quickly regrouping and is pushing the TPLF back into Tigray, where government forces have retaken the regional airport and now occupy the capital, Mekelle.
    — Cameron Hudson, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of regional
Adjective
  • This can even affect nonstandard English speakers or people who speak a variety of English that differs from the mainstream varieties privileged in courts and schools.
    — Carol Rose Little, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
  • Diamonds with nonstandard colors are more difficult to value, as the principle of supply and demand applies here.
    — Rodion Ksonzenko, Forbes.com, 4 May 2026
Definition of nonstandard
Adjective
  • The colloquial names are fun, but can be confusing, because there’s also a plant called brown-eyed Susan, which is different from the black-eyed Susan.
    — Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Silent sleep apnea is a colloquial term for the form of the condition that occurs without the loud, disruptive snoring most people associate with it.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of colloquial
Adjective
  • On the one hand, there’s a fascination with collective joy and the forms of vernacular invention that aspire to it; on the other, there’s an underlying melancholy that points to the inevitability of isolation, an epistemology of loneliness.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Undaunted, the couple embarked on a renovation, working with a local builder and an architect who understood the rustic vernacular architecture associated with Glacier National Park.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
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“Dialectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialectal. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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